Display box



July 2, 1935. c. s. ANDREWS DISPLAY B OX Filed April 5, 1932 INVENTO'ROran W5 flminms BY mud (R-MAL ATTORNEY Patented July 2, 1935 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE '1 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved display box, and more particularlyto a box divided into a plurality of cellular spaces adapted to containvarious pieces of merchandise in assembled display.

The box herein disclosed includes a box body having a hinged 'coverstamped from a single sheet of material. A plurality of unitary cellsare telescoped into and fit snugly within the box body, when thusarranged the cells greatly reinforce the box and in addition providemeans for guiding the cover into closed position and for frictionallyholding the cover in' closed position. This improved display box can bevery economically manufactured and possesses suflicient strength to beeffectually used in packaging commodities which have been heretoforepackaged only in wooden and metal boxes. The box lends itself to a largevariety of attractive designs and may be used to contain andattractively display an assembly or group of different types orvarieties of bottled, packaged or unpackaged goods, merchandise andmaterials, such as pencils, pens, crayons, hairpins, shoe polish,cosmetics, liquid nail polish, facial cream preparations, toiletpreparations, medical and surgical preparations or appliances and tools.

An object of this invention is to provide a dis-- play box adapted tocontain and display group merchandise in an eflicient and attractivemanner.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a display boxcomprising an outer container having a hinged cover with a series ofcellular members inserted therein each adapted to contain andattractively display an article of merchandise, the cellular memberstogether serving as a reinforcing medium for the co tainer and a guidefor the cover. 0 Another object of this invention is to provide a blankfor making the outer container of the improved display box.

Another object of this invention is to provide a blank for making thecellular member of the improved display box.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved display boxwhich requires a small amount of stock, can be made on automatic cuttingand gluing machines with a minimum of hand labor and is otherwiseeconomical to manufacture and produce, which possesses unusual strengthand is adequate to' support heavy objects heretofore packed only in woodor metal containerawhich can be made up in a variety of attractiveshapes and designs, and which afbody and cover portion of the box may beformed 'with a minimum of labor and materials.

Other objects of this invention will become apparent as the disclosureproceeds Although the novel features which are believed to becharacteristic of this invention will be particularly pointed out in theclaims appended hereto, the invention itself, as to its objects andadvantages, and the manner in which it may be carried out, may be betterunderstood by referring to the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which Fig. 1shows a cutout blank from which the Fig. 2 shows a cutout blank fromwhich a pair of cellular inserts may be formed;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cellular inserts made from the blankshown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the completed display box, the cover ofthe box being open to display a pair of cellular inserts therein; and

v Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a continuous tubular member andindicates an improved method of making the cellular inserts.

' Like reference characters referto similar parts throughout the drawingand specification.

I have shown in Fig. 1 a blank from which the. body and cover portion ofthe box is formed. This blank comprises generally a'front wall portionID,

a rear wall portion II and end wall portions l2 and I3 hinged togetheralong the score lines I 4. In forming the body portion of the containerthe flap portion l5 hinged to the back portion I I along the score lineI6 is glued or otherwise secured to the free edge of the end wallportion l2. Bottom side wall flaps I! are hinged, respectively, to thefront wall portion l0 and rear wall portion ll along the score lines I 8and bottom end wall flaps I 9 are similarly hinged along score lines 20to the end wall portion l2 and end wall portion I 3. The side wall flapsI1 and bottom end wall flaps l9 are turned inwardly, folded one upon theother and glued or otherwise secured together in the well known mannerto form the bottom wall of the container.

The cover portion of the box is preferably formed integral with the bodyportion and comprises rear flange portion 2| hinged to the rear wall boxportion ll along the score line 22. The

side flange portion 23 is hinged to the portion 2| along the score line24. The front flange portion 25 is similarly hinged to portion 23 alongthe score line 26 and the end flange portion 21 is likewise hinged tothe portion 25 along the score line 29, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Endflange portions 23 and 21 and front flange portion 25 are separated fromthe body portion of the box along the cut 29, as shown in Fig. 1. Thecut 29 may be offset as at 39 to provide a suitable flnger grip forgrasping the cover portion when the box is in set up condition as willbe hereinafter described. A flap 3| hinged along the score line 32 tothe rear flange portion 2| may be glued or otherwise secured to the freeedge of the end flange portion 21. The cover flaps 33 hinged to the sideflange portions 2| and 25 along the score lines 34, and the end flaps 35hinged to the end flange portions 23 and 21 along the score lines 36 maybe folded inwardly in superimposed relationship and secured together bycement or other means to form the top wall of the box. v

The outer container above described may be divided into any number ofseparate chambers orunits. To this end there is provided a cellularinsert which is placed within the outer container. The cellular insertmay comprise any desired number of separate cells or chambers, as willappear hereafter. For purposes of illustration only,

the cellular insert shown in the drawing com-- prises two units, but itis appreciated that any number of units in any desired size and capacitymay be used. Referring to Fig. 2 of the drawing, the cellular insert maybe formed from a blank which comprises front wall portions 5|, side wallportions 52 and 53, back wall portions 54 and securing tabs 55. Thefront wall portions 5|, side wall portions 52 and rear wall portions arecompletely separated at their abutting ends into pairs by a cut 56,while the paired side wall portions 53 are hinged together along thescore line 51. The front, side and end wall portions are separated alongthe sides by the score lines 58, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The rear wall portions 54 may be longer than the front wall portions 5|and may also be provided with a rounded cutout top edge 59 to facilitategrasping the contents in the set up container, as will more clearlyappear hereinafter. One end of the side wall portions 52 and 53 may beprovided with'tapered edges 60 and in addition the edge 6|! of the sidewall portion 53 may be notched out as at 6| to further facilitate theremoval of the contents. All of the scores and cutouts referred to aboveand shown in Fig; 2 may be made in one operation as the roll of sheetmaterial is fed through the scoring and cutting machine.

In forming the cellular insert the blank shown in Fig. 2 is folded alongthe score lines 58 into tubular form and the tabs 55 are thengluedstapled or otherwise secured to the free edges 62 of the side wallportions 52. The tube thus formed may be bent along the score line 51,as shown in Fig.3, so that the side wall portions 53 are in. contactwith one another. The completed cellular insert may now be telescopedinto the outer container, as shown in Fig. 4, and are of such size as tosnugly fit therein, thus providing substantial reinforcement to theouter container. The upper end .of the cellular units project above thetop edge 40 of the outer container to form a collar over which the covertelescopes. The frictional contact between the side walls of the coverand the collar portion thus provided holds the cover in place when movedinto closed position.

It is now seen that this cellular insert may be made rapidly andeconomically from a single cut and scored blank, which is cut from acontinuous ribbon of paper stock. The blank thus prepared may beautomatically assembled by a single folding and securing operation.

Referring now to Fig. 5, there is shown a substantially continuoustubular member having the cross-sectional configuration and shape of.the cellular units shown in Figs. 3 and 4. This member may be formed asa continuous tube of any desired cross-sectional shape, but is shown inFig. 5 as rectangular in cross-section for purposes of illustrationonly. As shown the tube is made from a continuous strip of materialhaving the side wall portions 10, 1|, 12 and 13 and a securing tabportion 14 all separated by longitudinally extending score lines 15. Theside wall portions are separated into segments by the spaced transversescores 16 and the side wall portions 1|, 12 and 13 are severed intosegments by the transverse cuts 11. The blank is then formed into a tubeby folding the same along the score. lines 15, as clearly is thensecured by glue, staples or other means to the free edge 18 of the sidewall portion 10.

In making the cellular inserts from the tube shown in Fig. 5, the tubeis sawed off at an oblique angle at intervals between the score lines soas to provide a chamfered edge 19 to the side wall portions 10 and 12. Acutout finger recess (not shown) may be provided along the top edge ofthe side wall portion 13 if desired. It is now seen that the units somade canbe folded together along the score line 16 so that the side wallportions 10 are in contact. From a proper arrangement of the score linesand cuts it is seen that any number of units may be linked together by ascore line hinged so as to provide a battery of cells for insertion intothe outer container. The cellular inserts made asillustrated in Fig. 5can be economically manufactured on automatic machines with the leastpossible waste of material.

The battery of cells when container not only provides cover guides andcover retention means, but adds considerable strength to the bodyportion of the outer'container. The entire box is adapted for automaticmachine production and can be made completely on a blank forming machineand a gluing machine such as are in general use. It will be seen thatthere is little or no waste of material in the formation of my box, boththe box and cover forming blank and the cell-forming blank beingsubstantially rectangular in shape. The cellular inserts may also beformed froma continuous tubular member of any desired configuration. Thebox and cellular inserts may be made from a variety of materials, suchas paper or fiber board and are sturdily reinforced at all points ofstrain. If the paper material is of good quality, the box can be madesufficiently strong to serve uses where wood and metal boxes only havebeen used heretofore. The box may be made in a large variety of pleasingdesigns so as to display the contents in an attractive and advantageousmanner.

While certain novel features of the invention have been disclosed andare pointed out in the annexed claims, it will be understood thatvarious omissions, substitutions and changes may be made by thoseskilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

shown in Fig. 5, and the tab 14,

inserted into the what is claimed is:

1. A box 01' the character described comprising, body and cover portionsformed from a single piece of paper material, and a separatemultitubular collar member formed from a singlepiece of material snuglyfltting within said bodyportion, resting on the bottom of said bodyportion and projecting above the body-portion, said collar member beingadapted to Irictionally retain the cover portion in closed position;

tubular collar member inserted within the body portion and adapted toirictionally retain the cover portion in closed position, said collarmember resting on the bottom wall of the body portion. 4

3. A box of the character described comprising, in combination body andcover portions formed from a single piece of paper material, said bodyportion comprising side walls and bottom flaps forming thebottom wall ofthe box, said cover portion comprising side flanges and top flapsforming the top wall of the box, one of said side flanges being integralwith and a continuation of a side wall of the box portion, and aplurality of connected tubular units formed from a single piece of papermaterial inserted within the body portion and forming a collar portionadapted to 'frictionally retain the cover portion in closed position,said tubular units resting on said bottom wall.

4'. A box of the characterdescribed comprising, body and cover portionsformed from a single piece of paper material, said body portioncomprising side walls and bottom flaps forming the bottom wall of thebox, and said cover portioncomprising side flanges and top flaps formingthe top wall 01 the box, one of said flanges being integral with and acontinuation of a side wall the box portion, and a pair of connectedtubular units formed from a single piece of paper material' within saidbody portion adapted to !rictionallv retain the cover portion in closedposition, said tubular units resting on said bottom wall.

5. A box of the character described comprising, body and cover portionsformed from a single piece of paper material, said body portioncomprising side walls and bottom flaps forming the bottom wall of thebox, said cover portion comprising side flanges and top flaps formingthe top wall ofithe box, one of said side flanges being integral withandia continuation'ot a side wall o! the box portion, and a plurality oftubular.

units trictionally retained in position within said body portion, saidtubular units being formed from a separate single piece of material andcentrally bent into abutting relation with each other and adapted toirictionally retain the cover portion in closed position, said unitsresting on said bottom wall.

6. A-box of the character described comprising, body and cover portionsformed from a single piece of paper material, said body portioncomprising side walls and bottom flaps forming the bottom wall of thebox, said cover portion comprising side flanges and top flaps formingthe top wall of the box, one of said side flanges being integral withand a continuation of a side wall of the box portion, and a separatemulti-tubular insert member snugly fltting within and rein-I forcingsaid body portion, said insert member having one end thereof resting onthe bottom of the body portion and the other and projecting above thebody portion, to provide a collar portion adapted to frictionally engagethe cover por-' tion to retain the same in closed position, the topedges of the insert member being cut at an angle whereby the rear edgesof the insert members are higher than the front edges of said members.

7. A box of the character described comprising, body and cover portionsformed from a single piece of paper, material, said body portioncomprising side walls and bottom flaps forming the bottom wall of thebox, said cover portion comprising side flanges and top flaps formingthe top wall 01 the box, one of said side flanges being integral withand a continuation of a side wall of the box portion, and a separatetubular insert member snugly fitting within and reinforcing saidbodyportion, said insert member having one end thereof resting on the bottomof the body portion and the other end projecting above the body portionto provide a collar portion adapted to frictionallyengage the coverportion to retain the same in closed position.

CHAMP! 8. ANDREWS.

